If proof load is a tensile load that the fastener must support without evidence of permanent deformation, and ultimate load is a tensile load when the fastener breaks, the ultimate load must be greater than the proof load.
The U.S. federal budget is the amount of spending and revenue for the next fiscal year of the U.S. government. It runs from October 1 through September 30. The U.S. federal budget has two categories of spending that are unusual. The mandatory budget pays for benefits established by prior Acts of Congress.
Updated October 08, 2016. In fiscal year 2016, the U.S. federal budget committed the expenditure of up to $3.9 trillion dollars, resulting in a deficit of about $590 billion. Clearly, spending that much taxpayer money requires a carefully thought out and closely followed budget process.